Army of Shadows
L'Armée des ombres
France • 1969 • 2h 25m
Director
#385Criterion Collection →Synopsis
Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.
Synopsis
Betrayed by an informant, Philippe Gerbier finds himself trapped in a torturous Nazi prison camp. Though Gerbier escapes to rejoin the Resistance in occupied Marseilles, France, and exacts his revenge on the informant, he must continue a quiet, seemingly endless battle against the Nazis in an atmosphere of tension, paranoia and distrust.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorJean-Pierre Melville
WriterJean-Pierre Melville
CinematographerPierre Lhomme, Walter Wottitz
ComposerÉric Demarsan
EditorFrançoise Bonnot
ProducerJacques Dorfmann